Method and system for surfacing incoming call display data

Abstract

A system and method to surface incoming call display data. The system includes a memory storing call source data of a call source and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are to initiate a call using the call source data to a call destination. The one or more processing devices are further to receive incoming call display data determined in response to receiving the call. The incoming call display data includes data displayed by a user interface associated with the call destination in response to receiving the call. The one or more processing devices are further to transmit incoming call display image data based on the incoming call display data to a computing device to display a representation of the data displayed by the user interface associated with the call destination.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of surfacing incoming call display data comprising:
 initiating a call to a call destination;   receiving incoming call display data determined in response to receiving the call, wherein the incoming call display data includes data displayed by a user interface associated with the call destination in response to receiving the call; and   transmitting incoming call display image data based on the incoming call display data to a computing device to display a representation of the data displayed by the user interface associated with the call destination.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein initiating the call comprises causing the call to be generated from a server, using a phone number associated with a call source as a source phone number of the call, to the call destination comprising a mobile device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the call destination comprises a mobile device, and wherein the user interface associated with the call destination is displayed on a call screen of the mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein receiving the incoming call display data includes capturing, by one or more processing devices, a screenshot of the call screen of the mobile device when the mobile device receives the call. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3  further comprising:
 receiving call logs collected by the mobile device of the call destination, the call logs collected in response to receiving the call, wherein the call logs are for respective calls received. 
 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising receiving or more captured screenshots, each captured screenshot being of a call screen on the user interface associated with the mobile device. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein initiating the call includes generating the call using call source data from a call source, the call source data including at least a phone number of the call source. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein transmitting the incoming call display image data includes transmitting the incoming call display image data for display by a mobile device associated with the phone number of the call source. 
     
     
         9 . A system for surfacing incoming call display data comprising:
 a memory storing call source data of a call source; and   one or more processing devices to:   initiate a call using the call source data to a call destination;   receive incoming call display data determined in response to receiving the call, wherein the incoming call display data includes data displayed by a user interface associated with the call destination in response to receiving the call; and   transmit incoming call display image data based on the incoming call display data to a computing device to display a representation of the data displayed by the user interface associated with the call destination.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more processing devices are further to cause the call to be generated from a server, wherein the call source data includes a phone number of the call source, to the call destination comprising a mobile device. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the call destination comprises a mobile device, and wherein the user interface associated with the call destination is to be displayed on a call screen of the mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more processing devices are further to capture a screenshot of the call screen of the mobile device when the mobile device receives the call. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more processing devices are further to receive call logs for respective calls from the mobile device of the call destination in response to receiving the call. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processing devices are further to receive one or more captured screenshots, each captured screenshot being of a call screen on the user interface associated with the mobile device. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more processing devices are to cause the call to be generated using the call source data from the call source, the call source data including at least a phone number of the call source. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more processing devices are further to transmit the incoming call display image data to a mobile device associated with the phone number of the call source for display on a user interface of the mobile device. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions executable by one or more processing devices of a system to perform a method for surfacing incoming call display data, the method comprising:
 generating a call from a call source to a call destination;   receiving incoming call display data determined in response to receiving the call, wherein the incoming call display data includes data displayed by a user interface associated with the call destination in response to receiving the call; and   transmitting incoming call display image data based on the incoming call display data to a computing device to display a representation of the data displayed by the user interface associated with the call destination.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the call destination comprises a mobile device, and wherein the user interface associated with the call destination is displayed on a call screen of the mobile device. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein receiving the incoming call display data includes capturing, by one or more processing devices, a screenshot of the call screen of the mobile device when the mobile device receives the call. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 18  further comprising:
 receiving call logs collected by the mobile device of the call destination, the call logs collected in response to receiving the call from the call source, wherein the call logs are for respective calls received; and 
 receiving one or more captured screenshots, each captured screenshot being of a call screen on the user interface associated with the mobile device.